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Coat of Arms

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1790

GUSN

GUSN-18655

Description

Coat of arms in a 1 1/2 in. brown wooden frame. At the top of the coat a lion is seen in profile above the head piece of a suit of armor also in profile. Blue and red flags are attached to spears underneath and on the bottom a red bannister hangs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

coats of arms
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
coats of arms
figure- and animal-derived motifs
lion
Watercolor
Unidentified Paper
Painted
Coat-of-Arms
Lion
PICTURE

Inscription

Painted on bottom half of painting: ""By the Name of Wait""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

People and Organizations

Wait Family

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

17.5 x 13.875 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1324

Places

Georgia (United States)

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